Reproductive tissues are a rich source of small RNAs, including several classes of short
interfering (si) RNAs that are restricted to this stage of development. In addition to RNA …

Following fertilization in flowering plants (angiosperms), egg and sperm cells unite to form
the zygote, which generates an entire new organism through a process called …

Epigenetic marks are reprogrammed in the gametes to reset genomic potential in the next
generation. In mammals, paternal chromatin is extensively reprogrammed through the …

The broad application of single-cell RNA profiling in plants has been hindered by the
prerequisite of protoplasting that requires digesting the cell walls from different types of plant …

Seeds are a key life cycle stage for many plants. Seeds are also the basis of agriculture and
the primary source of calories consumed by humans. Here, we employ single-nucleus RNA …

Background Polyploidy provides new genetic material that facilitates evolutionary novelty,
species adaptation, and crop domestication. Polyploidy often leads to an increase in cell or …

The maternal-to-zygotic transition (MZT) is an essential developmental turning point in both
plants and animals. In plants, the timing of MZT and parental contributions to the zygotic …

Key message Arabidopsis embryos possess unique transcriptomes relative to other plant
tissues including somatic embryos, and can be partitioned into four transcriptional phases …

The formation of a zygote via the fusion of an egg and sperm cell and its subsequent
asymmetric division herald the start of the plant's life cycle. Zygotic genome activation (ZGA) …

MADS-box transcription factors (TFs) are ubiquitous in eukaryotic organisms and play major
roles during plant development. Nevertheless, their function in seed development remains …